Hot on the heels of the brand’s October ‘Kindness Fund Initiative’ announcement and fall collection release, vegan footwear company Call it Spring has launched a new winter footwear Holiday Collection. Crafted with sustainable and vegan materials,…

EcoLux☆Lifestyle: From Sparkly Heels to Uber-Warm Boots, ‘Call it Spring’ Launches Holiday Collection

Ask anyone and you will find that Vancouverites have fond memories of the annual holiday market that Circle Craft Co. Carefully curated each year and filled with wondrous creations, we never missed the opportunity to make a day of it complete with a…

EcoLux☆Lifestyle: Circle Craft Launches #ShopYourCircle this Holiday Season

Vancouver’s Circle Craft Co. has an ambitious challenge for shoppers this holiday season. The Granville Island-based artist cooperative is launching their initiative #ShopYourCircle, a call for British Columbians to shop within a 50 km radius to find…

Crystal Bonnet is an International Raw Food Chef, Instructor and Cookbook Author. Her culinary passion started with living, plant-based food in her own kitchen, which led her to train at industry-leading Culinary schools: PlantLab (formerly Matthew…

EcoLux☆Lifestyle: Pizza and Cheesecake – An Interview with Crystal Bonnet, Raw Vegan Chef

Did you know that many parents are raising happy, healthy children on a plant-based diet? If you’re new to this way of thinking, you might be wondering how to go about doing this, and I understand this as I went through the same thing as a Mom…

Raising Healthy Children on a Plantbased Diet

A little more than a year ago, US-based Beyond Meat went public on the NY Stock Exchange and, through an intensive marketing and distribution strategy, raised the visibility and the availability of plant-based meat products throughout North America.…

EcoLux☆Lifestyle: The Modern Meat Expansion includes Two Retail Locations

We preach it and you know it – consumers are increasingly listing environmental sustainability and social issues as important considerations when purchasing products – and retailers are listening and taking action. Established in 2016, Chop Value has…

EcoLux☆Lifestyle: The ‘Zero Waste Kit’ from Chop Value x Nordstrom is the Gift of the Season

A little more than a year ago, US-based Beyond Meat went public on the NY Stock Exchange and, through an intensive marketing and distribution strategy, raised the visibility and the availability of plant-based meat products throughout North…

Modern Meat Acquires 2 Retail Locations in BC Amid Expansion

As a mother, I try to be as mindful as possible when teaching valuable lessons to my child. As parents, we are laying the groundwork for our children’s emotional capacity, and as such, we must be educated ourselves in the ways of the heart. Our…

Living a Compassionate Life

Our children are naturally fascinated by and drawn to animals. Let’s encourage this natural instinct and empower them to share kindness with and on behalf of the animal kingdom by not eating them!
With my family, I have devoted my life to being a…

Choosing Humane Options for Your Table

As a parent, it is hard to be always in ‘teacher mode.’ No one can be a role model every minute of every day, but that doesn’t mean our children aren’t paying attention. Children learn by mimicking our behaviour and as such, incorporating…

Compassion in Action — Teaching Children

There is an ongoing debate on whether antibacterial products are considered the only effective way of keeping the three nasties away — bacteria, germs, and viruses. Our whole philosophy (and reason for existing) at The Clean Crate Company is to help…

Understanding the Difference Between Disinfecting and Cleaning

Will there ever be a day when children do not get dirty? Doubtful! With children, everything seems to be dirty constantly, and cleaning becomes a chore that cannot be ignored from day-to-day.
Now that we are home more than ever creating a good…

How Safe Are Cleaning Products for Children / Overview

There is an adage and stop me if you have heard this one before — a clean home is a happy home — and it is unless you are using the wrong products to clean it! Who doesn’t love the feeling of accomplishment and the scent of freshness that we receive…

How Commercial Cleaning Products Affect Your Home

In the spring of 2018, the brilliance of Paris-based couture designer Andrew Gnoverwhelmed the cold expanse of Yaletown’s Leisure Center. In Vancouver, for a private and very exclusive Trunk Show, Gn arrived with over 150 pieces from his 2018…

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Andrew Gn: ‘May there be light’ Offers Illumination

At first glance, the man behind the Instagram account @spizoiky might seem to be just another pseudo-Viking whose penchant for leather jackets and motorcycles make him a suitable ambassador for beard oil companies. But Josh Mario John is…

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Josh Mario John: Caregiver, Entrepreneur & Insta-Renegade

The name of the lifestyle brand BoConcept carries the deep philosophy that has made the company world famous. The Danish word bo translates as living, alluding to the brand’s desire to help clients live an extraordinary life through self-expression.…

Folio.YVR Friends: Iconic Int’l Danish Furniture Brand BoConcept Wins Luxury Award

As another beautiful sunset slips behind the smoky Vancouver Island Mountains, we wonder how much longer will it be before we comfortably jet off to a hot and lush destination. To casually walk along the white sand beach, with our only worry being…

Folio.YVR Friends: Enjoy Infinite Luxury at Kata Rocks in Phuket

Autumn has been busy for Maison Guerlain. Such as the season brings new colours and scents and eagerly awaited old favourites, the Maison has two new perfumes that celebrate iconic ingredients in an unprecedented fashion, as well as the exciting…

Folio.YVR Friends: Maison Guerlain Returns with 3 Historic Fragrances

Luxury fashion fans are invited to explore the relaunched ‘The Room’ in the historic Hudson’s Bay Company downtown. Riding the escalator up to the second floor has never been so exciting! During the pandemic, the Team at The Room were busy completely…